Remove Rust
I bought a .44 from my cousin's widow and there is a glob of surface rust on both sides of the front of the barrel. I have been keeping it damp with Otters Solvent and scraping it gently with the side of a penny. But it isn't moving very fast. Any suggestions? rubenj@imine.net
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I think your best bet is to use Break Free (CLP)= cleaner lubricant protectant.I have seen it eat away rust.Put a heavy coat on and let it ssit over night then wipe it down good.Then apply another coat and leave it over night,then wipe it down again.Doing this a couple of times should remove most of the rust.
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Rugster
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BLUE WONDER hands down the best. Just follow the instructions.
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Use a squared off piece of brass and motor-oil. The brass will crayon onto to metal but rub right off. The brass is harder than the oxide but softer than the blued metal. Tom in Fla. USA 0 -
Try a piece of #0000 or #00000 if you can find it with some good cold blue (oxpho blue or blue wonder). Lightly rub. It will remove rust and blend the bluing. 0 -
I've found that a stainless steel scouring pad used by itself
scrubs the rust off and leaves the bluing.
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I've found that a stainless steel scouring pad used by itself
scrubs the rust off and leaves the bluing.
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I have been using 3M brand Scotch Brite Pads along with MPRO7 to clean the powder rings from the cylinders of stainles steel guns. This method also works on choke tubes and the breech face of my trap gun. CAUTION! I DO NOT KNOW HOW IT WOULD WORK ON BLUED STEEL! 0 -
rpo242, you should be using a little oil along with that stainless stell pad. The oil will help pull the rust deposits away from the metal. I sell the stainless steel pads at gun shows all the time, and insist that they use a little oil with it... doesn't matter what kind of oil. BUT, the pad sure does work on rust and will even out the rough spots on pitted areas...
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Rub with a piece of 000 or 0000 steel wool and Hoppe's #9, apply liberally and let soak over nite. Rub again with steel wool and wipe dry. May need to repeat, but it will not remove the blueing. It seems to work faster for me than other methods I have tried. 0 -
Yankee, get yourself the Blue Wonder set - cleaner and bluing. It will remove the rust w/o damaging the original finish and the bluing will allow you to match it in the formerly rusted areas. Just follow the directions (and there are additional video instructions on the website).
These products are SUPER!!! Some of the few things I've ever encountered that live up to, perhaps even exceed, the claims made for them.
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I once had a restoration job on a flintlock pistol barrel that had gold and silver decor but with the steel very rusty. Problem was to remove rust without damage to decor. The pistol owner had researched the subject and advised that it should be boiled in lye water. With no more instruction than that I put about a quarter can of lye in a stainless steel container and added maybe two quarts of water. Put that with the barrel in it on the stove and boiled it about half an hour. It came out beautiful. Very light rubbing with steel wool and oil left a sort of patina on the steel and no damage to the gold and silver. If anyone tries this, they should be aware of the hazards of handling lye as it will burn skin, eat up fabrics, attack aluminum, give off fumes and possibly other negative attributes. Lye must never be added to the mixture, with hazard of violent reaction. Lye can be dangerous stuff. I take no responsibility for any result of use, misuse of anything contained in or omitted from the foregoing. 0
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